 Garadela and Temela are the two state farms in this woreda.Linseed is an important cash crop.Industry in the woreda includes two edible oil mills, four flour factory, one purified water factory, 22 grain mills and one brick factory employing 104 people, rock quarries, as well as 722 registered businesses which include 284 wholesalers, 216 retailers and 222 service providers.